How to Use motorcycle in a Sentence

motorcycle

noun
  • His motorcycle hit a van in the left lane, then a truck in the next lane.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2022
  • This by no means looks like a brand’s first motorcycle.
    — New Atlas, 21 May 2026
  • What is the road like on a motorcycle?
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Those who have seen the film know that the scenes end with his death in a motorcycle crash.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The motorcycle world changed at that point.
    — Mike Hanlon january 16, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
  • His friend was on an e-motorcycle.
    — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Moore was thrown from his motorcycle and landed on the roof of the sedan.
    — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The motorcycle struck the rear of his car, out of his field of vision.
    — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Would the motorcycle giant have been able to get away with it?
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Her boyfriend had followed her on his motorcycle for part of the trip.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The show is open to all makes, models and years of cars trucks and motorcycles.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
  • One of them stopped to talk to a driver and could not get his motorcycle to start again.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The man on the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The show is open to all makes, models of cars, trucks and motorcycles.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • The motorcycle slid out from under him and struck a guardrail.
    — John Johnston, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2022
  • All three men and their motorcycles were sent into the air.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, the brand makes clear its scale-model motorcycle is meant for adults.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2021
  • My son just bought a motorcycle.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
  • He was thrown from the motorcycle.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • Her husband has since died in a motorcycle crash, and the charges against him were dropped.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • One not-so-fun thing was his motorcycle uniform.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • How do e-bikes vary from mopeds and motorcycles?
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Mann would set up his artwork next to his bikes at custom motorcycle and car shows.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The motorcycle had been disabled for about a week and was parked at a business.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
  • What about the cover photo with the two of them on the motorcycle?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The motorcycle kept going and hit a tree.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Next, King parked a motorcycle out front.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
  • West was thrown from his motorcycle and landed in the rear truck bed of the Ford.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The shooter fled the scene on a motorcycle.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • So much of this motorcycle is about numbers.
    — New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026

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